A corpoba



J. W. WSON ET L BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed D90. 18, lQZZ 9Shee'S--A-Slleb EU) gq) Jan. 10, 1928.

Lamm

Jan. 10, 1928.

J. W. DAWSCN ET AL BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed Deo. 18, 1922 9SheetslSheeb 2 James I.. /L/@ro/a/ M mfc?? Jan. 10,. 1928 1,655,941

J. W. DAWSON ET AL BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed Deo. 18, 1922 9Sheets-Sheet 3 Jan. 10, 1928.

J. W. DAWSON ET AL BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed Dec. 1S, 1922 9Sheets-Sheet 4 vvvvvvvvvxv Jan. 10, 1928. L655,941

J. W. DAWSON ET AL BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed Dec. 18, 1922 9Sheets-Sheet 5 Jan. 10, 1928,` 1,655,941

J. W. DAW/som ET Al.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed Dec, 18, l

. 9 Sheets-Sheet 6 Jan. 10, 1928. 1,655,941

J. w. DAWsmN ET AL BOTTLE WASI-EINS? MACHINE Filed DSO. 18, 1922 9Sheets-Sheet 7 Jan. 10, 1928.

J. W. DAWSON ET Al..

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE mmw Filed Deo. 18, 1922 Jan. 10, 1928. 1,655-,941

J. W. DAWSON ET AL BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE Filed Deo. 18, 1922 9Sheets-Sheet 9 Elf-ESQ@ um nu /mpew/"f JOSE/2h M/ 3am/50H Patented Jan.10, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. DAWSON AND JAMES L. HEROLD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIG'NORSTO BARRY-WEHMILLER MACHINERY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORAMTION OF MISSOURI.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

Application led December 18, 1922. Serial No. 607,527.

lhis invention relates to improvements in bottle washing machines, andthe object is to produce a novel and highly eiiicient means tor washingbottles both interiorly and eX- teriorly. Prior to this invention anumber ot machines had been produced which washed the interiors otbottles by injecting streams'ot water into said bottles, but many otthese devices tailed to attain the desired eliciency, due to the failureot the streams to be projected into the bottles with sutilcient force tothoroughly cleanse the interiors thereof. In the prior devices, thebottle was usually inverted over a water nozzle and a continuouslyflowing stream ot water was projected from said nozzle into said bottle.That portion ot the stream of water which entered the bottle at thebeginning of the washing operation struck the inside tace ot said bottlewith much torce, but this water would immediately flow downwardly to theneck of the bottle and, because ot the restricted opening in saidbott-le neck, would collect there. This collection ot water in the neckof the bottle would tend to act as a seal to prevent the incoming waterfrom being injected into said bottle,` and as it would be necessary forthe stream ot wat-er to torce its way through the water in the neck otthe bottle, much of the force o1" said stream would be dissipated. Inthe device disclosed in the present appli cation, the streams of waterwhich are injected into the bottles liow intermittently into saidbottles, there being an interval between jets of water to permit saidwater to drain from the bottles, hence the objections set Jforth aboveare eliminated.

nnoi-her object is to produce a simple automatic means for controllingthe flow o water to the ditlerentwashing devices of a bottle-washingmachine.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprisesthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawingswherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, itis to be understood that the invention comprehends changes, variationsand inodiiications which come within the scope oit the claims hereuntoappended.

Fig. I is a plan view of our improved bottle washing machine with thehousing removed.

Fig. II is a side elevation oiE the machine shown in Fig. I.

Fig. III is a view similar to Fig. II showing the opposite side of themachine. v

Fig. IV is alongitudinal section through the machine.

Fig. V is an end elevation of the machine.

Fig. VI is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation showing the mechanismtor operating the water-controlling valve and the means Jforautomatically stopping the machine.

Fig. VII is an enlarged fragmentary section showing the receiving endoit the machine, and the mechanism for adjusting the positions of thespray pipes.

Fig. VIII is an enlarged plan view of the water-controlling valve ot themachine.

Fig. IX is a horizontal section ot the valve shown in Fig. VIII.

I y? ig. X is a section on line X-X oi Fig.

Fig. XI is an enlarged plan view ot a portion ot one of thebottle-supporting menibers showing a. portion ot one ot the chains towhich said member is attached.

Fig. XII is a section on line XII-XII of Fig. XI.

Fig. XIII is a section through the electric switch forming a part ot theelectrical system ot the machine.

Fig. XIV is a fragmentary detail showing the clutch and associatedmechanism tor controlling the operation of the bottle washing machine.

According to the present embodiment ot our invention, our bottle washingmachine is intended and adapted to operate in connection and in unisonwith a bottle soaking machine of the type in which the bottles arecarried in bottle` holders tiered to endless chains, the bottles in saidbottle holders being passed through a solution -to soalr said bottles.In the present instance, and as a part of a'complete system, thebottlesare automatically delivered from the bottle holders of the soakingmachine to our bottle washing machine, which acts upon and thoroughlycleanses the bottles without the intervention of any manual operationswhatever. However, it will be understood that it is not essential thatour bottle washing .machine should thus work in `conjunction y stated,is used in conjunction with our bottle Y and an inclined bottom ri.

.A is supportedin any suitable manner, as,

Washing machine.' As the soaking machine forms no part ot' the present'invention, it willvnot be necessary to describe its details o'tconstruction, it being suiiicient to .say that said soaking machine isprovided with endless chains C which are supported by, andtravel over.,suitable sprocket wheels lll. The endless chains C areprovided in 'thbottle :holders H in which the bottles are carried. The bottle holders Hof the soaking machine .travel i-n the direction indicated by the arrowin Fig. IV` of the drawings, and each of said bottle holders is providedWith a .gate G which retains the bottle in place Within the bottleholder until said bottle -holder vis in the proper position to dischargesaid bottleV into they bottle washing machine 'when saidv gates G arelifted, thus permitting the bottles to pass trom said bottle holders.

.Referring now to Vour improved bottle Washing machinepark designates areservoir which .is provided with -sideand end walls i The reservoir torinstance, by attaching one end ot said reservoir to t-he soaking machineS and supporting the other end tliereoi"I by means oit legs -L whichrest upon the tioor. The end Walls and 'bottom ot the reservoir il arepreferably formed of sheet metal, said end Walls 'and bottom beingsupported byV the Y side members B, to which said end walls and feobottom Yare attached lby means o' fastening devices B. Y

. Supported by the side members B of the reservoir A is a `housing 1comprising` side Walls 2 and a top 3, saidtop comprising a liXed portion3 and hinged portions 4lA and 5, said portions d and 5 being hinged atthe points indicated by theyreierence character 6 `and being providedwith handles T wherebythey may be swung open to give accesi, totheinterior ot the housing 1. The housing l is provided with suitablebearings for the recept-ion jot shafts 8 and 9, said shatt- 8beingxprovided with apair ot sprocket- Wheels 10 and said shaft 9 ,beingprovided withv a pair of smooth pulleys il1. The shafts, sprocket Wheelsand pulleys form parts'ot an endless conveyor, which also includes avpair of endless chains v12 connected at suitable predeterminedintervals by means of vcross members 13, each et' which is provided withaplurality of pockets 111 adapted to receive the bott-les', Theflowerendv ot eaehof the pockets 14 is provided with an opening 15 throughwhich a stream of Water may be passed to cleanse the interior of abottle supported in an inverted position within said pocket. It will beobserved by referring to Figs. l, XI and XH that certain ot'the linkscomposing the chains 12 are provided with inwardly extending lugs 12 and4that the cross members i3 are secured to' theselugs by means ot boltsor other -fastening devices.

Located at the end ot the washing inachine adjacent to the `soakingmachine S is thebottle-receiving mechanism. Said mechanism is intendedto receive the bottles from the soalrer and comprises an inclined table16 which in practice is preferably toi-med of sheet metal and isprovided with a plurality of partitions 1.7, fixed to and extendingupwardly from said inclined table 1G whereby a plurality of inclinedchutes iti are provided. Extending transversely ot the heus ing l is abar 18, said bar being in contact with the lower tace of the inclinedtable 1G, and arranged parallel with the bar 1S and in Contact with thetop edge oi" all oit the par titions 17 is a bar i9. rlhe bars 1S andif) terminate short on the side walls ot the hous ing 1 and areconnected together by means of bolts 2O located at their ends, saidbolts passing through spacing tubes .21 whereby said bars are held theproper distance apart. From 'the foregoing it is apparent that theinclined table l5 and the partitions 1T arev clamped between the bars 1Sand 1) and that all oi:` said parts would move as a single unit. Locatedat the ends ot the inclined table .1G are operating arms Q2, each ofsaid arms being` provided with a laterally extending port-ion Q2 whichcontacts with the upper tace ot said inclined table, :fastening devicesbeing passed through said portion Q2 and Vthrough said inclined table i6whereby said inclined table is secured to said operating arms .Theoperating` arms 22 are pivotally secured to a pair of supporting members23 which are lined to the iframe of the soaking machine S.

Extending transversely of the machine in such position as to beimmediately below the lower ends et all ot' the inclined chutes 1G is abump -r Qt, said bumper being supported at its ends by side plates Q5,said side plates` being provided with pockets to receive the ends cisaid bumper. The side plates 25 are each provif'led with elongatedopenings QG through which fastening devices 27 pass whereby said sideplates are adjnstably se cured to the side walls 2 of the housing l.Formed on the side plates are stops 28 which are adapted to support thelower end ofthe inclined table .16 when said liable is in its lowermostposition. rl`he bumper is provided with a metallic covering 29 which isextended downwardly at an angle from said bumper to provide an auxiliary35 is fixed.

slideway for the bottles being-` conveyed to the bottle holders of theWashing machine, said slideway being provided With dividing memberswhereby inclined chutes 31 are provided which are in continuation of theinclined chutes 1G.

In describing briefly the construction of the soakingimachine S, is wasstated that said machine was f provided with endless chains Whichoperated over sprocket Wheels.` The upper sprocket Wheels of the soakerare mounted on a shaft 32ivhich is actuated by the same mechanism Whichdrives the Washing` machine. This mechanism Will be de .scribed later inthis specification, but it is sufficient at the present time to knowthat the shaft 32 rotates when the Washing machine is in operation. Theoperating arms 22 Which support the inclined table 16, as has beenstated, are pivotally supported by a pair of members 23, there being apair of stud shafts 34 to Which said operating arms 22 are rigidly fixedextending through bearings in said members 23. One of the stud shafts 34extends. through and beyond the associated supporting member, and tothis extended portion of said stud shaft an arm The arm 35 extendsrearwardly from said shaft 34 and is provided With an upturned portion35 (Fig. Il). Fixedto the shaft 32 is a star Wheel 36, said star Wheelbeing,` radapted to cooperate With the upturned portion of the arm 35 insuch manner as to cause the end of said arm to be depressed by theprojections 36 when said star Wheel is rotated.

Theendless conveyor of the bottle Washing machine is intermittentlydriven, and We will no\v describe how this intermittent motion isobtained. 37 designates a shaft which extends transversely of theWashing machine, said shaft being` supported in suitable bearings in theside Walls 2 of thehousing; 1. rlfhe shaft 37 is provided at oneof itsends With a Lgear Wheel 38, said gear Wheel being;` loosely mounted onsaid shaft.`

`Located adjacent to the shaft 37 is an auxiliary shaft 39 whichsupports a pinion 40 adapted to mesh With the gear `38 on the shaft 3T.The shaft 39 is mounted to rotate in a bearing,` 39 which is supportedby one of the bearings of theshaft 37 (Fig. XIV). ilurroundingr` theshaft 39 a sleeve 39a, said sleeve being fixed tothe bearing 39', thusthe shaft 39 may rotate Within the non-rotatn ably held. sleeve 39a.Fixed to the 4shaft 39 at an end thereof and adapted to rotate With saidshaft isa clutch member 41, said clutch member beine` intended tofunction in a manner which Will be subsequently pointed out. Mounted onthe sleeve 39a is a pulley 42, said pulley being' loosely mounted onsaid sleeve whereby said pulley may rotate about same and may also movelongitudinally thereof. The pulley 42 has lined to it a clutch member 43similar to the clutch member 41 on the shaft 39, and these clutchmembers 41 and 43 are adapted to be brought into cooperation with eachother so that said pulley 40 and said clutch members 43 and 41 mayrotate as a. unit. bers 41 and 43 is effected by means of operatingmechanism comprising a shaft 44 which extends longitudinally of themachine, said shaft being provided at one end With an operating' handle44 whereby said shaft may be rotated about its axis. Pivotally securedto a side Wall 2 of the housing 1 is an arm 45, said arm being providedat its upper end with a bifurcated portion which partially surrounds thehub of the pulley 42, said hub havin g an annular groove which receivesthe ends of said `bifurcated portion of said arm 45. rllhe arm 45 isalso provided with a bifurcated portion 45ft at its lower end, saidbifurcated portion 45:L being associated with a finger 44a on the shaft44 in a manner to be hereinafter described. The pulley 42 is driven by abelt 46, which in turn is driven by any suitable prime mover, such, forinstance, as the motor M in the dranf'ings. From the foregoing,Y it isplain that if the clutch members 41 and 43 are disengaged and the pulley42 is being driven, said pulley Would rotate idly about the sleeve 39awithout affecting the other mechanism, but if the shaft 44 were rockedso as to cause the end of' the finger 44a on said shaft to move in anare of a circle above said shaft 44, said linger 44L would engage thelegs of the bifurcated portion 45 to rock the arm 45 on its pivot. rEheoperation of the mechanism just described will be apparent after a studyof Fig. )ill/T of the drawing. If the parts Were in the position inwhich they are shown in Fig. XIV and the shaft 44 were rotated aboutitsI axis, the .finger 44a would engage the leg of said bifurcatedportion which. is Within the arc describedby the outer end of saidlinger and would move the lower endof said arm laterally, thus engagingvor disengaging the clutch members 41 and 43. The linger 44 remains inengagement With the legs of the bifurcated portion 45 at all times,hence the danger of said parts being` accidently moved is eliminated.lllhen the arm 45 is operated to move the pulley and its associatedclutch member longitudinally of the sleeve 39 so that said clutch memberengages the clutch member 41, said clutch member 41 and its associatedpinion 40 will be rotated With the pulley 42. `'.lhe rear Wheel 33 ismounted loosely on the shaft 37 and said gear wheel 3S associated with atrain of gears 3S-33", 38C, and 38d whereby the speed of the shaft 37 isreduced.

Secured to the end of the shaft 37, opposite to the end on which the,Crear Wheel 33 is mounted, is a crank arm 47, said crank arm beingprovided with a crank pin having an The cooperation of the clutch memfVantiffrict-ion. roller 47" extending outwardly from saidzarm :at oneend thereof. Mounted atthe fend of fthe shaft '8., which forms .a part lofthe endless conveyorof thefwashinginathe dottcfdcircle in Fig. .HLfandWhen the crank pin-enters one `of the radial slots 48 the movementof theicrank pin will beftransmitted to the slotted -Wheel 48. .At 'this "timea portion ofthe slotted Wheel 48 enters a i recessiO `inthe disk50,'an'd vvhenthe crank pin passes lfrom the fslot- 48one of the arcuate:faces .49 engages the periphery of the disk to Vlock the .slottedwheel-and prevent same fronii rotating." Obviously, the 1nechanism Vjustdescribed `will move lthe shaft t3 intermittently and carry the bottlesstep by step away from the .intake end ofthe \vashing machine.

Mounted on the shaft 37 at an outerend thereof is -a sprocket Wheel `51(Fig. TMI), and mounted on the shaft 32of :the soaking machine is acomparatively large sprocket Wheel 52. A ysprocket chain `53operatesoverthe sprocket Wheels 51 and 52 so that when the shaft 37 .is rotated inthe Amanner already described the chain 53 Will ,impart a like rotarymovement `to the shaft 32.

lIt may be Well to -describe the operation of the machine thus fardescribed. Assume that the Vmotor M is in motion; this, because of thebelt 46, Will rotate 'the pulley 42.

riassume, also, that the 'shaft 44 was Vrocked so as to move the clutch:member 43 into en-V gagement With the clutch member 41, thustransmitting the rotary movement of the pulley 42 through the pinion 40and the gear Wheels 38,3821, 38", 38c and 38d tothe shaft 37.,Thevrotation of the shaft 37 is continuous Whilejthe machine visinmotion, and

this continuous motion of said shaft 37 isV A termittent or step by stepmovementis transdeo mitted from said constantly driven shaft 37 to thedrive shaft 8 of the endless conveyor. The soiled bottles `are lplacedinthe bottle holders of the soaking machine and are carried through'thesoak-ing solution, saidbottle holders moving in the direction indicatedby lthe arrow in Fig. IV, and When said bottle `holders reach the proper`.position the gates `thereof are lifted and .the bottles are discharged into the inclined chutes 1G', said bottle .holders of thesoaking machine 4and said inclined chutes `being yin .alinement At thisstage of the Aoperation there is a bottle in each of the inclined chutes16', the necks of said bottles being in engagement With the bumper .24,asshown in .Fig IV. The .shaft 32,1it will .be remembered, is providedwith a star Wheelf36 Which engages .the upturned portion 35 of the .armThe shaft 32 Lis constzmtly. rotating, and as each successive projectionon said star wheel 36 engages the arm 35 said arm uil'lfbe depressed.The arm is secured to one of the stud shafts 34 so that when said arm isdepressed said shaft will 4be rocked, and :as the operating arms aresecured tothe stud shafts 34 and said operating arms are secured to :the:inclined table 1G, the depression of the arm 35 will move the inclinedchutes 16 upwardly in an arc of a circle about the shaft `34. yllheupward movement of the inc-lined chutes 1G will continue until the necksof the bottles therein `have .passed beyond the upper edge of the bumper24, when said bottles Will slide `over `said bumper into the inclinedchutes 3l .and from said chut-es into the bett-le pockets 14 of theWashing machine which are yin position to receive said bottles. As soonas the bottles `are located in the pockets 14 of the Washing machine,the endless conveyor thereof starts `to move and said bottles arecarried to `the `first washing position, where they are again stopped.The Water- Y controlling mechanism will now be described.

designates a pair of water-conducting pipes which extend transversely ofthe u'asliing machine, each of said pipes being provided Witha pluralityof apertures GO', said aperturesbeing so .located that one of them is:immediately below each bottle-receiving pocket in vone of theassociated cross members 13.k The pipes 60 are supported by connectingmembers 61, one of which is located at each end of said pipes. (S2indicates hangers pivotally secured to the side Walls of the housing V1.The connecting members 61 are pivotally secured to the pivoted hangersin any suitable manner. The hangers 62 are provided with portions (32which extend below the connecting member AG1. Mounted on theshaft 9 ofthe endless conveyor of thc Washing machine, at each end thereof, is amember (i4, said member having a hub portion which 'surrounds said shaft9 and a portion extending in a direction toward one of the pivotedhangers 62. The outer end portion of the member 64 is provided with aplurality of apertures (35 which receive a lug G6 onthe lportion 62 ofthe adjacent hanger 62, consequently, if the shaft 9 were shiftedlongitudinally of the machine, the pivoted hangers, connecting membersand pipes would `be shifted With said shaft, the open- IPO ings in thewall et thehousing i' through which said pipes entend being elongatedpermit movement. et said pipes. The necessity for providing a means tora iliusting the pipes G0 with the shalt Si is ocasion/ed by the 'actthat the' chains et the ei'idlesi 'ci veyor o the washing machineareliable to stretch, in which event the iulirrtruei'i 60" in thewater-conducting pipes G() would not register with thebottle-receivingpockets; To prevent this we locate the bearings 9 inwhich the shaft 9 is journaled in elongated openings G7 in the sidewalls 2 ot the housing l. G8 designates lugs termed onsaid walls i2,said lugsbeing adapted to receive screws 69 which. bear againstsaidbearings 9. From the toregoingyit is apparent-that in the event thechains l2 become loose `said looseness may be taken up by manipulatingthe screws 69, thus moving the bearings 9 in a direction away from theshait 8, and due to the 'fact that the pipes G0 are connected to saidshaft 9 said pipes 'will move a proportional distance, thereby insuringthe proper alinement ot said pi pes relative to the bottle-receivingpockets lll- Located immediately below the cover ot the housing l is apair el water-conducting pipes 70 similar to the pipes (30, said pipes70, like the pipes 60, being provided with a plurality et dischargeapertures 70. The pipes 60 and 70 are connected to a main water supplypipe, and a means which will now be described is provided to control theflow oil water so that water under pressure will be intermittentlyconducted through said pipes. i

71 designates a water-controlling valve which comprises z, stationaryvalve housing 72 anda rotatablemember 73 within said valve housing. Tievalve housing includes a removable portion 7 4i which screws onto 'theassociated portion ot said housing, said re-` movable portion beingprovided with a threaded opening 7a4- Q adapted to receive awater-conducting pipe 7 5. The valve housing 72 is provided with a waterpassageway 76 which leads upwardly in said housing and a waterpassageway 77 which leads dowiiwardly therein, and said valve housing isprovided. with thi:'ea led openings in the wall et said housingcommunicating with said passageways 76 and 77 whereby apipe 7S may bescrewed in the threaded opening associated with the passageway 76, thusconducting the water passing through said passageway to the water pipes70, and a pipe 79 may be screwed into the threaded opening asselciatedwith the passageway 77 to coiauluct the water passing throughsaidpassageway to the pipes 60. The rotating member 73 within` the valvehousing is provided with a plurality ot apertures 73', which are adaptedto be successively alined with the passageways 76 and 77. Mounted torotate in a suitable bearing within the valve housingis shaft 80, therotatable member 7?) being secured to said shait and being adapted torotate therewith. li/lounted on the shaft 80 is a sprocket wheel 8l, andmourned on the shaft 37 is a siiinilar sprocket wheel Associated withthe sprocket wheels til and 53.2 is a sprorhet chain 'the operation ofthe wat'er-conling mechanism as l'ollows: Aassuming machine is inoperation, the sha'lit t course9 be rotating due to `the operation otmechanism already described. Because oi? tl e sprocket wheels 81 and 82and the sprocket chain 83 the rotary movement of said shat't 37 will betransmitted to the shaft 8O supported in the valve housing 72. lt wiiibe seen by referring to Fig. H ot the drawing that the rotatable member7 3 separates water passagewa-ys 76 and 77 'from the water inlet openingTl. rlhe apertures in the rotatable member 7 3 are so located that whenone ot said apertures is aligned with one et the water passageways.) thesolid portion et said rotatable member will close the other passageway(Fig. llhl), hence water entering the valve housing throi'igh theopening 74; will either pass into and through the p: igeway 7G and beconducted to the pipes 7() or will pass into and through the passageway77 and be conducted to the pipes G0. ln the latter eif'ent, said waterwill pass into and through a passageway ha in one et the rcmnectingmembers (il which passage* way comn'u'uiicates with the pipes GO. rllhemotion of the bottles through the machine is an intermittent one and thewateicontrolling valve is so timed that while the bottles are at reet inthe machine one ot the apertures in the rotating rnen'iber 7" nievesinto it) alinenient with the passageway 77, hence streams oit water areinjected trom the pipes G0 'into the interiors oit' two rows oi bottles.rlhe rotatable member 73 constantly rotating, however, and sad aperturewill pass beyond said ijiassageway 77 and the tlow et water therethroughwill be stopped. its one ot theiapertures 73 passes troni alinement withthe passageway 77 another aper ture passes into alinement with thepassage-- way 7G, hence the water will be conducted to the pipes 7 O andwill be showered down on the outside tacos ot the bottles. rlhediverting et the water trom the pipes 60 permits the water which hadbeen injected into the interior ot the bottles to drain theretroim sothat when the water is again injected 'troni said pipes into theinterior et said bottles, there will be no collection of water in thenecks of the bottles to prevent said incoming streams treni passing intothe bottles with 'i'ull torce. lTroiu the foregoing it is plain thatstreams oir water are intermittently injected into the interior ot thebottles and showered down on the outside faces oi said bottles, it alsobeing apparent that the washling-machine and water-controlling'valve aresov timed that the waterv is injected intermittently into the bottleswhile; said bottles arefstatlonary', there beingI severalV distinct'jets: of water injected into each bottle during each period of restthereof, One ofy the pipes- 70 is located immediately above thebottlefreceiving mechanism of the machine whereby the bottles in saidreceiving mecha- .nism are.l intermittently showered with water,

whereby they are preliminarily cleaned.. 815i designates a bottledischarge, table onto which the *cleaned bottles slide from the fpockets 14; when said:v pockets reachthe proper positions. Saiddischarge table 85'. comprises an inclined member 80 which'is pro-vvided with a plurality of upwardly extending partitions: V87T whereby a,plurality of in.-l clined chutesY are providedly each of which is insuchl position as to bein alinement with successive bottle-receivingpockets 1a. The dischargel table 85 is provided vwith. a stop member: 88which` stops thebottles after they have reached their properl positionson the member 8.6.v v

- 89 designates a plurality of lingers.. one oil" which is below aportion of each of the inrr clinedr chutes of thev discharge table 35,i'zrhere beingv an opening 1n each of; said: chutes in Vwhich the.fingers 89` operate. All: oii the,

lingers 89 are. secured to a transverse shatt 907 said shaft being.provided at; one of its ends with an yarm 9.1. Fixed to the constantlyrotating shaft; 3'? is an arm; 92, said arm. being connected tothe arm91 means ofv a, connecting rod 93. rllhe connecting rod 93is pivotallyconnected. to the arm 92 and is alsof-pivotally connected to the arm 93by means of the swivel joint.- 941.

c .Located adjacent. to the discharge table S5 is an endless conveyor95, the purpose of said endless conveyor being; to convey the bottlesaway from the washing machine after said biottleshave been washed.

In the'operation of the discharge mecl'ia.- ni'sm of our machine., thelconstantly rotating ar1n92 through the connecting rod; 93 im..

` parts anV oscillatingr motion toA the.` arm 91 ments being" inalinement with one of the inclinedy chutes of the discharge table, Therow of bottles thus placed in thel compartments onthe shelf will bemoved onto the endless conveyor 95 by the next row of bottles and willbe carriedaway` b v said endless conveyor.

To prevent the bottles being dropped heavily on the `inclined table 85and to guide said. bottles to said inclined table, we provide,y aplurality of members. 9T, said members being pivotally mounted on atransverse rod 98 supported. by the housing l. Each of the pivotedmembers 9? located in such position that lit will be engaged h vsuccessive bottles and each of said members4 is provided with acounterbalance wei ghi' 9T. In operation each of the bottles of a ruwabout to be discharged onto the discharge table 8.5.` will engagey theblade of one of the pivoted members 97,r and said blade will guide saidbottle to its position within one of thev inclined chutes of thedischarge table. The counterbalance weights on the pivoted members willprevent the bottles from fall-- ing heavily on the discharge table 85,said bottles being,` allowed to settle gently thereon.

In the operation of the machine, it may happen that one ofthe bottleswill. stick in the pocket 14 and said bottle will not he discharged ontothe discharge table S5. In the absence of safety mechanisnn this` bottlewould strike the endl of the inclined table 85, and as the bottle pocketmoved on. either the bottle or some part of the machine would be`broken. To prevent this occurrence provide safety mechanism which willn-:r-.v be described.

The shaft 90 extendingr transverswiy of the machine at the rear thereofis adapied to support the inclined discharged table there being arms 100which are seelued to Athe lower face of said inclined table, said armshaving hub portions adapted to surxtnirul said shaft. 101 designatesarms which are fixed to a shaft 102, said arms bein;r adapted torsupport the upper end of said diselmrpje table. 103 designates a leverwhich is tired to an outer end of the shaft 102. said lever being heldin a horizontal position hy a coil spring` 1011one end of which is tiredto the lever 1.03 and the opposite end of which is fixed to the frame ofthev machine. The lever 103 is provided with a laterally extend. ingrvportion 103". Mounted on the shaft -l-l is an arm 105, said arm be re"adapted to rotate with said shaft 44e and beiner prm'ided with anextension 106 which contact-:sl with the lower face of the laterallyextenrline` portion 103 of the lever 103. In the event that a bottlebecomes stuck in a bottle pocket so.A that said bottle strikes theinclined dis charge table 85, said discharge table will le depressed bysaidl bottle and the dmvnward movementof said table against the armswill oscillate the shaft 102` and as the free end ofthe-arm 103, whichis secured to said sha fl; incontact with the arm 10.1., said arm willbe oscillated thereby rockin.;Y the shaft Vlll and through the mechanismalready described disengagc the clutch members 41 and 43., thusstoppingthe macliine.

In the event that the bottle washing niaill() chine is stopped by theoperation of Jdie mechanism just described, it isalso desire-d to stopthe endless conveyor 95 and `this'is accomplished by breaking` theelectric eircuit by which electric energy is conducted to a separatemotor (not shown) by which said endless `conveyor is actuated. Themechanism for controlling- .said endless conveyor Will now be described.

` 107 designates an electrical contactmember secured to the shaft 44,there being a collar 108 secured to said shaft to which said contactmember is secured. 109 designates a pair of contact members which aresecured to a block of insulating material fixed tothe switch housing110. Electricity-conducting Wires 111 are connected by means of bolts11)J to said contact members 109, said electricityco1ulucting Wiresconstituting the elec tric circuit by vvhich electric energy isconducted to the motor which operates the endless conveyor95. Theelectrical contact mem bers 109 are spaced apart so that the electric.circuit is normally broken, but when the 4 described or by beingmanually operated, the

electrical contact 107 Will be moved out of contact with the contactmember 109 Whereby the floiv of electricity through theelectricity-conducting Wires 111 will be.intcrrupted, thus stopping theendless conveyor As will be seen 'by referringtoFig. IV, a body ofvvater collects in the reservoir of the Washing machine, this body beingWater that has been previously used to Wash bottles. The level of thebody of Water referred to is determined by an overflow pipe 113 (Fig.111). The bottles which are passed into the bottle Washing machine to bewashed Often have old labels clinging to them, and it may happen thatone or more of these labels may be Washed to a position at the mou-th ofone of the bottle pockets whereby the entrance of a bottle into saidpocket is interfered with. `To prevent this We maintain the level of thebody of Water Wit-hin the reservoir at such height that the months ofsaid bottle pockets ivill be drawn through said Water, thereby keepingsaine free from old labels. The passage. of the bottle pockets throughthe water within the reservoir in the manner described Will cause amovement of said water in a direction toward the bottlereceiving end ofthe machine and this movement of said Water would cause labels and othermatter Washed from the bottles to be moved toward said bottle-receivingend of the ma- `vided With a rotatable valve stem 118 to which is fixedan arm 119. 120 designates a connectin rod, one end of which ispivotally .connected to the arm 117 and the other end of which ispivotally connected to the arm 119 on the valve stem 118. lWhen theshaft 44 is rocked, thev valve stem, through the operation of the arms117 and 119 and the connecting rod 120, Will be oscillatedWherebytheflow of Water through the pipe will be controlled.

The pivotallysupported members 97 which are intended to prevent thebottles from being dropped heavily on the inclined discharge table areof such lengths that they will function intended regardlesel of the sizeof the bottles being Washed. Said bettlcr'. of different sizes wouldContact With the blades of the the members 97 at different points, butthe operation ofsaid members would be the saine. This feature is animportant one, in that it obviates the necessity of providing memberswhich are adjustable 4so as to beoperable with different sized bottles.

Vile claim:

1. A bottle-washing machine comprising an intermittently movable bottleholder adapted to hold an inverted bottle, a. waterdischarging devicecomprising a water con ductor having a discharge aperture adapted todischarge Water into raid bottle, a Watercontrolling means comprising avalve in said conductor provided `with rotatable means whereby water ispermitted to pass through said. valve to said aperture, and actuatingmeans for saidrotatable means timed with relation to the movement ofsaidbottle holder whereby Water is caused to flow intermittently into saidbottle during each period of rest thereof.

2. A bot'tlc-\vasliiiig machine comprising an intermittently movablebottle holder, .a spray head adapt-ed to discharge Water into the bottlecarried by said holder, a spray head adapted to discharge Water againstthe exterior of said bottle, and Water-controlling means comprising avalve housing provided with a plurality of passageways in communicationWith said spray heads and rotatable means Within said valve housingcontrolling the flow to said spray heads whereby Water .haa

i {Waiter-controlling meanscomprising. aivalve `casing'.provided With a:plnralitygdf passageuaysf-each of ivhich .communicates fvvith one ofthe-aforesaid i Weiten-discharging devices, .1 a .rotatable shaft`Withini said valve casing, a :disk .provided with ;.an aperture termed:therethrough iinounted on said: shaft Within the valve casing,andimea-ns whereby said `shaft` may ":be 'rotated to cause said aperturein 4saididislto 4:be brought successively into registration With saidpassageivays. i LA `bottlewashing 'machine having a bottleec'arryingmechanism '-f comprising :aan

endlessiconveyor, livater.-discharging device adapted to V:dischargestreams o-vvater into thelbottles, `.means Wivhereby .looseness in thebottle-supportingy V.portionV #of said i endless conveyor maybe ,takenup,..zand'means co operating Withl :saidwateredischarging idevice iandcontrolled "'.byy said last `mentioned means Whereby saidWater-discharging dekvice maybe kept'ri'n i alinement with :theAbotitlesonvf said endless conveyor. A bottle-washing :machine having` abottle-carrying mechanism comprising supporting shafts, endless chainssupported by `saidshafts, rand 4-bottlediolding .devices` carried.- 'byf said chains, a' Watei'fdischarging .de- -viceitadapted `toy discharge.streams of Water into .the rbottles,i;means whereby one ot saidsupporting. shaftsfmayfbe ,moved .away from the .ot-her' `shaft toremove plooseness :from the bottle+supportingportion otl saidl endlesschains, v.and V.means .cooperating :With said movable .lshaft and .fsaidWater-:discharging device ywhereby ssaid .Water-discharging `de- -vicemay bemovedacci-responding distance to `'maintain @the ,alinementlbetween tsaid Water-discharging 'device .and .said .bottlef-holdingdevices. l

(LA bottle-Washing machine l:having a portingshafts, endless chains.supported .by said shafts,-,and :bottle-holding devicesVcarbottle-,carrying mechanism 'comprising supried by said chains,pivotally supported Water-discharg1ng devices adaptedito dischargestreams of `Water into the bottles.

means whereby one of said supporting shafts `may be .moved away from theother shal't toreinove looseness from the bottle-support ing poi-tionsof said endless chains, and a linlr connected to said movable .f1-hatt:and also to said pivotally supported Waterdis 0charging devices wherebysaid water-dis charging .devices may be moved a corresponding distanceto maintain the alinenient between said Water-discharging devices andsa-id :bottle-holding devices.

7. A bottle-Washing machine having a bottle-carrying mechanismcomprising supporting shaft-s, endless chains supported by --saidshafts, and bottle-holding devices carriedgbysaid chains, a plurality ofWater-dis charging 'pipesadapted to discharge streams -oiwvater intosaid bottles, members con -necting the Water-discharging pipes together,.pivoted hangers supporting said Water-discharging `pipes and connectingmembers, means wherelirv .o iie ot said fsupportiiig shafts may be.moved away from 'thegother shaft to remove looseiiess trom the.bottle-'supporting portions ot said endless chains, and .meanscomprising a connecting .link extending fromA said movable shaft to oneotsai'd pivoted hangers whereby said 4Water-discharging pipes maybemoved a "corresponding distance vto maintain the `alinement between`said Water-discharging .pipes and said bottle-holding devices.

.8. Arbottle'ivasliing machine comprising `is held in said position,said means includ- ;ing a Water conductor having a discharge 'aperturetor the discharge ot said jets, a

valve to control the delivery of Water 4through said aperture, andactuating means :for Vsaid valve timed with relation to the ".moveinentof said bottle carrier whereby YWater `is intermittently delivered tosaid iaperture while the bottle is held in said position.

Intestiinony that ive claiiii the foregoing Wehereunto aiiix oursignatures.

JOSEPH lV. DAVSON. JAMES L. HEROLD.

